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New Releases Jan. 21: Rufus Wainwright, Virtuosity, and Venice

A release from daring Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima mines the cultural crossroads that is Venice; a deep-dive into Fauré; a generation-spanning look at quartet repertoire; virtuosic contemporary compositions, and more.

Associated PressNovember 15, 2021

Venezuelan Musicians Pursue World’s Largest Orchestra Record

Adela SkowronskiNovember 12, 2021

Verismo Meets Lyrical Flow: Chicago Composer Creates Opera from Classic Nas Track

Associated PressNovember 12, 2021

Emilie Kouatchou Makes ‘Phantom’ History On Broadway

Grace Bumbry at the White House for the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors

Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86

Associated PressMay 8, 2023

Bumbry was among the winners of the 1958 Met National Council Auditions. She had a recital debut in Paris that same year and made her Paris Opéra debut in 1960.

Violinist on Russian trains soothes weary commuters

Associated PressMay 5, 2023

Classics, jazz, Russian folk music and children's songs all flow as Oksana glides her bow across the strings.

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Honoring Your Ancestors: 6 Chicago Celebrations for Día de los Muertos

Daniel GoldbergOctober 28, 2021

Celebrated from October 31 to November 2, the holiday honors loved ones who have died and is an intergenerational coming together of families. Find some of the many offerings Chicago has to offer to celebrate these days of remembrance.

Fleming, Nézet-Séguin Release Recording on Climate Change

Associated PressOctober 27, 2021

Renée Fleming and conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin brainstormed on songs they could perform together at a piano.

Steve Martin Inducts WFMT Favorite Jens Kruger Into American Banjo Hall of Fame

Daniel GoldbergOctober 23, 2021

Known for his inventive, hard-to-categorize musical style of composition and performance, banjoist Jens Kruger has been inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff